Missouri Veterans Oral History Project, 2006-, (C4020)
INTRODUCTION
Interviews with Missourians who served in the armed forces. The collection includes compact discs, audio
cassettes, DVD, and transcripts of the interviews, as well as biographical information on the interviewees.
PROJECT SKETCH
The Missouri Veterans Oral History Collection is a regular, ongoing project conducted by the State Historical
Society of Missouri. The project, which began in 2006, seeks to document the experiences of Missourians who
served in the armed forces through the collection of oral history interviews.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Missouri Veterans Oral History Collection consists of oral interviews on audio cassettes, compact discs, and
DVDs, and transcripts of the interviews. The first interview, William J. Higgins, Jr., was recorded on audio cassette
and copied onto compact discs for patron use. This interview was also recorded on DVD by a family member and is
included in the collection. The remainder of the interviews are on CD and are arranged in the order in which they
were created; the transcripts are arranged in the same order. An alphabetical list of the transcripts is included in this
inventory and an index to the transcripts follows this inventory.
In some instances, interviewees have donated supporting biographical information such as newspaper clippings,
photographs, and miscellanea. These materials are filed after the corresponding transcripts.
Because this is an ongoing project the attached lists of CDs and transcripts might not be up-to-date. Consult the
reading room staff for more information.
COMPACT DISCS
| CD 1, 2 | Higgins, William J., Jr., Columbia, Missouri, 29 August 2006 |
| CD 3, 4 | Kleffner, Walter F., Jefferson City, Missouri, 22 April 2008 |
| CD 5-7 | Emerson, William S., Columbia, Missouri, 28 May 2008 |
TRANSCRIPTS
| Emerson, William S. | CD 5-7 |
| Higgins, William J., Jr. | CD 1, 2 |
| Kleffner, Walter F. | CD 3, 4 |
INDEX TERMS
These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available
indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index
term, please contact the reference staff
| Airplanes, Military | CD 5-7 |
| Airplanes--Piloting | CD 5-7 |
| Bush, George Herbert Walker (1924- ) | CD 5-7 |
| Emerson, William S. (1922- ) | CD 5-7 |
| Higgins, William J., Jr. (1920-2008) | CD 1, 2 |
| Higgins, William J., Jr. (1920-2008) | DVD 1 (pictorial image) |
| Kleffner, Walter F. (1918- ) | CD 3, 4 |
| Lexington (Aircraft carrier) | CD 5-7 |
| U.S. Army. Infantry, 34th Division, 133rd Regiment | CD 1, 2 |
| U.S. Army. Infantry, 34th Division, 133rd Regiment | DVD 1 (pictorial image) |
| World War, 1939-1945 | CD 1-7 |
| World War, 1939-1945 | DVD 1 (pictorial image) |
| World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations | CD 5-7 |
| World War, 1939-1945--Italy | CD 1, 2 |
| World War, 1939-1945--Italy | DVD 1 (pictorial image) |
| World War, 1939-1945--Iwo Jima | CD 5-7 |
| World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations | CD 5-7 |
| World War, 1939-1945--New Guinea | CD 3, 4 |
| World War, 1939-1945--Submarine warfare | CD 3, 4 |
| World War, 1939-1945--U.S. Navy | CD 3-7 |
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